NorCal hardcore trio Drain are back with a new single and music video, “FTS (KYS),” ahead of their freshly announced Epitaph debut album, Living Proof. Enjoy the heavy, thrashing track, that scores the Riley Lattanza-directed music video, and cinematic storyline, where all three Drain members are tracked and killed by men in suits—RIP.
Drain vocalist Sammy Ciaramitaro warns: “Read the lyrics to this song before you make an assumption on what it’s about. This song and this band are all about bettering yourself and the world around you. Sometimes it takes drastic measures to be the person you want to be and I hope this song can give someone the push they might be needing to make that jump.”
He continues, “I didn’t become straight edge until I was 22, which is a lot later than most of my peers, and I had always wanted to write a song about my journey to sobriety from my standpoint as someone who did in fact indulge in a lifestyle of excess. I know that if I was in that situation, there has to be others that are just like me and I really wanted to write something for those kids.
Living Proof injects a serious dose of relatability—not to mention catchiness—into hardcore’s penchant for toughness and brutality. Produced by longtime friend and multi-instrumentalistTaylor Young (God’s Hate, Suicide Silence) and mixed by Jon Markson (Drug Church, Koyo), this is for anyone looking for some good, friendly, hardcore fun.
Living Proof Tracklist:
1. Run Your Luck
2. FTS (KYS)
3. Devils Itch
4. Evil Finds Light
5. Imposter
6. Intermission
7. Weight Of The World
8. Watch You Burn
9. Good Good Things
10. Living Proof
Drain U.S. Show Dates:
03.25 – Punk in the Park – Ventura, CA – Ventura County Fairgrounds
06.23 – Tied Down Fest – Detroit, MI – Russell Industrial Center
06.24 – Tied Down Fest – Detroit, MI – Russell Industrial Center
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Watch the video for “FTS (KYS)” by Drain here:
Photo courtesy of Ryan Baxley
